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One winning ticket sold in Florida for record $600 million Powerball jackpot

The possibility of winning a record Powerball jackpot was a big draw Saturday for area stores selling lottery tickets. Early Sunday, officials with the multistate lottery said that one winning ticket for the approximately $600 million jackpot had been sold in Florida.

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Shadows of dishonor cast on the U.S. military

The military, ranked as America's most trusted institution by its citizens but strained by 11 years of war, faces a troubling confluence: acts of mayhem, a growing sexual abuse scandal, a flurry of other misconduct cases. “We’re seeing a strain on an institution,” one expert says.
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SAM MELLINGER

Royals should inspire as much hope as cynicism

One quarter of the way through the season is the industry standard for fair judgments on teams, and the Royals are as promising as they’ve been since that fluky 2003 season. Good starting pitching (finally), Gordon starring (finally), Billy Butler coming around (finally).

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Punchless attack sinks Royals in another 2-1 loss to A’s

While the Royals’ rotation is much improved over recent seasons, one run isn’t often going to be enough. It was Ervin Santana who paid the price Saturday night for failing to pitch a shutout in a 2-1 loss to the Oakland A’s.
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K-State defies expectations, turns three-mendous feat in Big 12

Oxbow wins Preakness, denies Orb the chance to win Triple Crown

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FC Kansas City gets back on track with win against Boston

Royals again offer little support for Shields in 2-1 loss to A’s
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Some relief may be ahead from soaring gasoline prices

Gasoline prices have climbed in the last month because of low stockpiles and refinery outages, but a decline in wholesale prices raises hope that the worst is over.

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As 'The Office' ends, other workplace shows find a big TV audience

When “The Office” crew clocked out Thursday night, the workers had been at the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. for nine seasons, or about twice as long as the average job tenure for most Americans. But even as everyday workers tend to complain about their jobs and bosses and quickly jump ship for better opportunities, viewers have shown remarkable loyalty to TV programs about the workplace.
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Stocks rise on hopeful signs for the US economy

Landscapers scramble to catch up

Regional stocks close higher, led by Cerner, H&R Block, Commerce Bancshares, YRC

Sprint completes U.S. Cellular deal, adding customers

Ingredient scheduled to open soon in Oak Park Mall’s food court

Area home construction remains strong
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Photographer’s work helps Joplin residents reconstruct their memories

About 20,000 envelopes of families’ photos survived the tornado May 2011 tornado in Joplin, Mo. Through the efforts of a local historian and an army of volunteers, those families can reclaim pieces of their past they had thought were gone forever.

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Fabulous faux finishes cover a multitude of flaws, bring personality to a room

Textured finishes for walls and cabinets are trending toward a lighter look. You shouldn’t be able to tell what application process is used — or where it starts and stops. And you can create the trendy look yourself.
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Royals pitcher James Shields puts minimansion on the market

Don’t worry about ex’s new baby

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Domingo Martinez’s memoir, ‘The Boy Kings of Texas’

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Novels for young adults are reaching more (adult) readers

When so many adult fiction offerings read like variations on a theme of emotional impotence, is it any wonder readers are turning to young-adult novels for spellbinding stories and authentic connection?

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Spencer Museum’s collection inspires two artists to take different paths

Ann Hamilton and her former teacher, Cynthia Schira, have teamed up for a joint exhibition at the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas. “An Errant Line” derives its most compelling moments from the human drama of the presepio.
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Three big voice and organ works worthy of a cathedral

‘The Guns at Last Light’ completes Rick Atkinson’s long-in-the-making history of WWII

‘An innate taste for art’ defined collector and dealer Byron Cohen

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KC improves basic services, but more progress is needed

Kansas City is using facts to more efficiently spend hundreds of millions in tax revenues to deliver better basic services to local residents. Citizen satisfaction reports and a new study show some progress has been made. But much more is needed.

Steve Rose

Hostess unions, the bell Ding Dongs for thee

Hostess has a new owner, who is opening the plants that make Twinkies, Ho Hos and Ding Dong brands. Only they are reopening without any unions. That’s one big step for American capitalism. And one big step backward for unions.
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To blame or not, Obama set the stage for scandals

Capitol Watch: Failure and inertia in Jefferson City

The lessons of the Kermit Gosnell verdict

By many measures, Iraq is tumbling down the abyss

Who needs legislators in the Do-It-Yourself State?

Internet back doors would create cyber risks
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